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The Greek's Seven-Day Seduction (Harlequin Presents)

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Charlotte has come to the Greek island of Iskos to recuperate from an emotionally devastating divorce. She hopes the magic of the island will heal her heart and bring back her love of writing. Before she left home, her editor told her to get a good story on a hot Greek man.



One evening Charlotte goes out for a swim, and she sees a fisherman out in the water. She imagines him as a strong, mystical fisherman, and then she gets the idea for her story. She will write about "her" fisherman and the ideal life he represents on the island of Iskos. This starts a life-changing chain of events for Charlotte and the fisherman.

The following morning Charlotte goes back out for a swim. Again, she is dreaming about the man from the previous evening when he suddenly shows up on the shore. Now, she sees how her imagination didn't do justice to the very sexy, very virile islander. She definitely has a lot of ideas now for the perfect article.

Soon Charlotte learns that the fisherman is Iannis Kiriakos, and their introduction leads to an explosive love affair. Iannis has his suspicions about who Charlotte really is, and he's hiding his own secrets. What will happen when Iannis discovers Charlotte is writing a magazine article about him and his life as a fisherman? Can these two have a happy ending when both are concealing secrets?

Iannis and Charlotte are both headstrong and passionate characters, and they make for one amazing love story. I really loved how Charlotte stood behind her reasons for what she was doing, and she's proves to Iannis just how much their relationship means to her. Iannis is like a super sexy Greek God, and he really heats up the pages of this novel.

It's a definite talent when an author can pull a reader into their characters' world right from page one, and that's exactly what Susan Stephens does in this tantalizing love story. Ms. Stephens keeps her readers glued to THE GREEK'S SEVEN-DAY SEDUCTION with a picture perfect setting, an unforgettable love affair, and emotionally satisfying characters. I know this book is bound to find it's way onto readers' keeper shelves everywhere. So, pick up a copy of THE GREEK'S SEVEN-DAY SEDUCTION from Harlequin Presents, coming in March 2005

BJ Deese,
Reviewer for Romance Junkies
http://www.romancejunkies.com

The plot-line is given by other reviewers, so I won't repeat what they wrote, since they effectively cover the main story-line.

What I will say is, this is truly the best Harlequin I have read in a long, long time. The writing is *very* passionate, and the story gripped my interest from the very beginning, as another reviewer wrote. At times, I felt like I was right there (lol, if only!), and felt some of the emotions the characters would feel. I haven't experienced writing this good since early Lynne Graham titles.

I'm not sure why there was a negative review? That didn't make sense to me, because this is a very good book. I suppose they had their reasons, and to each their own; but I do hope others will not pass this book by. It is a real gem, full of passion, passion...oh, and did I mention passion? Whoo!

This is my first SS book and I have to admit she has potential. BUT this is books is very choppy and at times the transitions from one scene to another is abrupt. I was taken aback many times to realize that it was another scene or time or place, etc. It's almost as if several people wrote different parts of the story and decided to just mash it in together. Ok, so that having been said, the heroine is likable but a bit too horny and desperate. The hero could have been much better if his thoughts weren't so disconnected w/o making any sense. Basically, the book is a major he loves me, he loves me not. If you have nothing to do and can read this for free, go ahead but I wouldnt waste any time or money on it.

The whole story happened within one week of the hero and heroine meeting each other, and boy were they hot for each other!!!

So, chemistry? Tick they had great chemistry.

I found it a little difficult to like Iannis though, and Charlotte didn't help sometimes by acting like she had no backbone. I thought he was a bit of a totalitarian, even in bed! Nevertheless, their chemistry was hawt! Didn't I say that already???

Iannis just didn't trust Charlotte at all. I might have overlooked that however if he didn't just strike me as someone with no emotion, I rarely sensed any form of tenderness or love or anything beneath this guy's mistrust. So, this is just 3 stars for me.

The Greek's Seven-Day Seduction by Susan Stephens
Harlequin Presents # 2455 - May 2005
The Greek Tycoons themed series

After a very bitter divorce, journalist Charlotte Clare decided an extended vacation on a lessor known Greek island would be the ticket. Three weeks have quickly gone by, and Charlotte is struggling to find inspiriation for an article; until she spies Iannis Kiriakis, a man so absolutely stunning he could easily be a Greek God. And as he and the other fishermen set their nets, Charlotte begins her fantasy and words begin to flow on paper. Iannis is curious of the beautiful woman and sets out to meet her. Instantly the sparks fly, and Iannis begins his seduction. Charlotte feels guilty that she's writing an article drawing on her experiences with him. Iannis too is keeping a secret, he's not a run-of-the-mill fisherman, he's a shipping magnate with interests around the world. And when he discovers the article Charlotte is writing, he is furious.

Iannis is very cynical and immediately draws conclusions that place Charlotte in a dark light. It's very important to him to hold on to the privacy of his island retreat. Charlotte is determined to never be a doormat to a man again, and she battles her will against Iannis. Ms. Stephens artfully allows us to see into both Charlotte and Iannis which helps make the seven day romance credible. I love Charlotte's spunk! At times she is quite fearless ;)

I have read other Susan Stephens books, and I just can't like them. Even for shallow Harlequins, her books have been ULTRA shallow, and stereotypical. There's just nothing new or fresh about this story. The plot here basically is: a woman who's never had a great sexual relationship goes to Greece & finds one.

(By the way - why do Harlequin heroines ALWAYS have to go to Greece, or Tuscany, or Spain to experience great sex, because in Harlequin-world, gorgeous men=great sexual partners, and same apparently don't exist in the U.S. or in England? The rejected boyfriend/husband is generally English, & already married--to his mother. Frankly, if I were an American male or an Englishman, I'd be kind of angry about these characterizations!)

The hero here is alpha-male with a capital A, but gee, the heroine kinda likes that, despite the protestations of modern-day feminism (the type of heroine who fights her attraction to the hero ...juuuuusst...enough...to get him thinking "she's different than all the rest"; the rest being the zillion other sexual partners in his past. Bleh.

And of course, in typical Harlequin fashion, HE turns out to be worth billions. If, as Harlequin writers would have us believe, there are so many rich guys masquerading as poor ones, I want to know why I'm not meeting these hidden billionaires on MY vacations?

And, hey, wasn't THAT secret billionaire plot twist done like, 45 years ago, with the Yves Montand/Marilyn Monroe movie "Let's Make Love"? Isn't it about time to give this kind of plot a well deserved rest?

Take my advice, please don't waste your time with this silly story. Watching "Let's Make Love" is more fun.

This is another great read by Susan Stephens. It involves a travel writer who is mistaken for paparazzi. Its a pretty hot read. I also liked her book the Spaniard's Revenge. If you like Lynne Graham I recommend you give this author a try.